During SALA the ST Gill Room will feature a small exhibition of explorer John McDouall Stuart artefacts that have been gathered together to mark the 150th anniversary of the safe return of the 1862 expedition south to north and back, the route subsequently followed by the overland telegraph line. Burra Art Gallery is the site of the old Telegraph Station from where the telegram was sent, informing authorities in Adelaide of the mission’s success.
Read MoreBurra Regional Art Gallery’s contribution to SALA this year will be worth travelling to experience. The theme –“A Stitch in Time in Colour, Line and Form” has been explored by our talented regional artists through many different mediums. The exhibition focuses on the threads that are woven through our rural communities and the connections that link the past to our present experiences of country life. It will be great to see the exhibition come together as an innovative expression of life ”to gladden the spirit and bring joy to the heart.”
Our celebratory launch will be 5pm Saturday August 4th. Dan van Holst Pellekaan, State Member for Stuart, has kindly agreed to say a few words, and being a great supporter of the arts no doubt will make those words count. The exhibition will run to August 29.
Read MoreAn annual artists’ retreat in the arid beauty of the Flinders Ranges creates a hiatus from urban existence; isolation from diversion allows artistic immersion in the landscape.
Nine artists recreate the essence of this shared experience in painting, photography, print, textile and installation.
Showing in the Bence Room from June 14 to July 25 2012.
The exhibition includes pictorial wall hangings, sculptured dimensional pieces and figures, small intricately constructed works of art, felted garments and hangings, collage and mixed media pieces that display a range of techniques, materials and interpretations truly “ Threads of Life”.
This exhibition is a bounty of treasures, with works created by artists from diverse cultural backgrounds. Paintings, mosaics, ceramics, natural fibre basketry, vibrant textiles, jewellery and photography. Featuring artists from the Mid-north region, Basketry SA and Craftsouth’s Traditional Craft Skills Project. Purchase a creation that portrays an artists’ representation of their “contented space of the Heart”.
Read MoreBurra Regional Art Gallery was abuzz with excitement on Saturday evening with the opening of the annual Portrait Competition. A great variety of portraits were hanging on the walls of the Main Gallery and Annex. Perhaps not so large or controversial as the Archibald, but the work of our Mid North artists is up for all to see, meeting the challenge to show their work in this unique event.
The exhibition, which includes winning drawings by Years 1 to 4 of Burra Community School, was judged and opened by artists Robert Hannaford and Alison Mitchell. Their choice for First Prize was the work of Roger Kalleske of Kapunda, an installation entitled “Self Portrait”, and Second Prize Lis Jones Ingman of Burra for “Along Burra Creek”.
Read MoreLandscapes of the Flinders Ranges, Riverland and Mid North by
David Chalmers, Kay Bridge, Bud Stephenson, BJ Moore, Chris Alway, John Millard, Don Gangell, Harry Sherwin, Julie Hayes and Timothy Dell. Exhibition runs from Thursday 9 February to Wednesday 21 March 2012
Gallery hours: every day 1 to 4 pm
This exhibition from Country Arts SA -Visual Arts Touring Program, is a significant collaboration by Aboriginal artists from the Wangka Wilurrara region of South Australia.
Also showing in the Bence room are drawings by Ken Pickard and porcelain by Val de Vries.
Read MoreThe exhibition has been revamped with new work, including a magnificently filled table of Jill Foster ceramics and small sketches of Burra cottages.
“Silent Night” closes 10 January 2012 and to take its place Country Arts Touring Exhibition “Desert to Dunes” along with regional artists Ken Pickard ink drawings and Val de Vries technical design on porcelain, opening 2pm Sunday 15 January 2012.
This is Burra’s traditional springtime exhibition of artworks of the flower and garden.
Comprising visual arts, flower arranging, Burra Open Gardens, 22 and 23 October and
story-telling inspired by artworks.